"Gold Rush: Dave Turin's Lost Mine" Lost Miner Lockdown: Gold Rush Special

1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,960 Narrator: For over 200 years, 2 00:00:04,970 --> 00:00:09,670 the bold have risked it all to hunt for gold, 3 00:00:09,670 --> 00:00:12,470 a symbol of ultimate freedom 4 00:00:12,470 --> 00:00:14,810 and hope for the future 5 00:00:14,810 --> 00:00:18,180 that no crisis can ever tarnish. 6 00:00:18,180 --> 00:00:21,110 Man: You gotta keep chasing the american dream. 7 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:23,680 Got some work to do, let's go. 8 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:25,150 Narrator: Now, as the nation yearns 9 00:00:25,150 --> 00:00:26,920 to get back to business... 10 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:28,490 We're gonna take it to the next level. 11 00:00:28,490 --> 00:00:31,260 Narrator: ...Dave turin and his crew double down... 12 00:00:31,260 --> 00:00:34,790 This is our new wash plant, meet the roach. 13 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,060 Narrator: ...On an epic mining adventure... 14 00:00:37,070 --> 00:00:38,600 Do you see that? It's awesome. 15 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:40,600 Narrator: ...In the alaskan wilderness. 16 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:41,830 Ready? 17 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,830 You betcha, man. Let's go to alaska! 18 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:47,640 Narrator: But the long lockdown has their big plans 19 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:49,180 hanging in the balance... 20 00:00:49,180 --> 00:00:50,880 Our window's getting shorter. 21 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:53,550 Plan b, you gotta have plan b. 22 00:00:53,550 --> 00:00:56,680 I won't give up and I know my guys won't give up either. 23 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:58,080 Narrator: ...Giving them just a few weeks 24 00:00:58,090 --> 00:01:00,120 to find a fall back mine... 25 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:02,790 -Oh, right there, yeah. -Oh, ! 26 00:01:02,790 --> 00:01:04,790 Narrator: ...That will keep them on target... 27 00:01:04,790 --> 00:01:07,360 That's a lot of color. There's gold down here. 28 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:10,400 Narrator: ...In their quest for their richest season ever. 29 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,400 Look at that. Whoo, man, that's what I'm talking about. 30 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,410 -- captions by vitac -- www.Vitac.Com 31 00:01:19,410 --> 00:01:24,080 captions paid for by discovery communications 32 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,480 there's a lockdown here 33 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,410 that's really making me spend a lot of time at home. 34 00:01:29,420 --> 00:01:33,250 One of my favorite places is down here in the basement. 35 00:01:33,250 --> 00:01:37,650 Here we go. Man cave, we got pool table, one of my elk. 36 00:01:37,660 --> 00:01:41,130 Shelley says that I can only have one elk on the wall 37 00:01:41,130 --> 00:01:44,600 at one time, so this is my other one. 38 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:46,600 I'm like a caged animal. 39 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:50,200 You know, you capture a wild animal out in the wilderness 40 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:51,970 and then you bring him home and put him in a cage, 41 00:01:51,970 --> 00:01:55,080 you put him in a house, he doesn't do well. 42 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:56,740 Narrator: But it's not just dave 43 00:01:56,740 --> 00:01:59,150 that's been dealing with domestic duties. 44 00:01:59,150 --> 00:02:02,080 Every corner of this house, there's hand sanitizer. 45 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:03,820 I don't leave the house without it. 46 00:02:03,820 --> 00:02:06,020 You can see the picture of the guys. 47 00:02:06,020 --> 00:02:08,220 Kind of miss them. 48 00:02:08,220 --> 00:02:12,520 If I'm not working on a car, I've got to cut wood. 49 00:02:12,530 --> 00:02:16,660 Narrator: Team turin also have bonus time with the family. 50 00:02:19,640 --> 00:02:23,270 yes, that's a lawnmower. Giddy-up, boys. 51 00:02:23,270 --> 00:02:25,970 The wife and I, we go jogging. 52 00:02:25,970 --> 00:02:28,840 I don't know how I feel about that, still. 53 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:30,240 I mean, I really don't. 54 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:31,910 Argh. 55 00:02:31,910 --> 00:02:33,310 See this animal? 56 00:02:33,310 --> 00:02:34,980 This is a trained killer, right here. 57 00:02:34,980 --> 00:02:36,650 We do have other pets in the backyard. 58 00:02:36,650 --> 00:02:37,850 We've got scorpions. 59 00:02:37,850 --> 00:02:39,620 Woman: Holy crap. 60 00:02:39,620 --> 00:02:41,750 Keeps the whole family entertained for hours. 61 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:43,250 -Oh, my god, it's on your foot. -Aah! 62 00:02:44,860 --> 00:02:46,660 -hold on tight. -Ah. 63 00:02:46,660 --> 00:02:49,230 I want to go out and try to chase the dream. 64 00:02:49,230 --> 00:02:52,330 I want to get us up to 1,000 ounce season, 65 00:02:52,330 --> 00:02:54,070 maybe 2,000 ounce. 66 00:02:54,070 --> 00:02:56,170 Narrator: Right now, there's never been a better time 67 00:02:56,170 --> 00:02:57,840 to be a gold miner. 68 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,970 Fuel is the cheapest in decades and gold 69 00:03:00,980 --> 00:03:03,870 is at a seven-year high and climbing, 70 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,240 but you've got to be mining to find it. 71 00:03:06,250 --> 00:03:09,220 I want to be out there gold mining in alaska. 72 00:03:09,220 --> 00:03:11,850 Hell, I was just wondering what you thought of the proposal 73 00:03:11,850 --> 00:03:13,120 that I emailed to you. 74 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,150 I want to be out there with my crew 75 00:03:15,150 --> 00:03:17,590 and these guys were my partners 76 00:03:17,590 --> 00:03:22,390 so if we're not getting any gold then there's no relief for us, 77 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,800 and so we've got to, kind of make our own way. 78 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,830 Narrator: With the lockdown threatening their alaska plans, 79 00:03:27,830 --> 00:03:30,540 dave assembles the troops... 80 00:03:30,540 --> 00:03:31,740 Well, good morning, guys. 81 00:03:31,740 --> 00:03:33,310 Narrator: ...On his laptop. 82 00:03:33,310 --> 00:03:35,540 -How's everybody doing? -Hanging in there. 83 00:03:35,540 --> 00:03:38,240 -Good. -As soon as this gets lifted, 84 00:03:38,250 --> 00:03:40,840 we're gonna be back to work and we're in a great position. 85 00:03:40,850 --> 00:03:44,810 There's a great opportunity for gold mining in america right now 86 00:03:44,820 --> 00:03:47,290 and I still think our best opportunity 87 00:03:47,290 --> 00:03:50,660 is nixon fork in alaska. 88 00:03:50,660 --> 00:03:53,360 But nixon fork is so far north. 89 00:03:55,860 --> 00:03:59,200 our window's getting shorter and shorter. 90 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:01,670 We're locked down and if it lingers 91 00:04:01,670 --> 00:04:03,500 and lasts too much longer, 92 00:04:03,500 --> 00:04:08,040 we're probably gonna lose half our season. 93 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:11,610 So, let's look for a plan b in case it doesn't come together. 94 00:04:11,610 --> 00:04:13,410 I know some of you guys live in areas 95 00:04:13,410 --> 00:04:15,410 where there's lost and abandoned mines. 96 00:04:15,420 --> 00:04:17,350 Let's find some ground, start prospecting. 97 00:04:17,350 --> 00:04:18,690 You got it. 98 00:04:18,690 --> 00:04:21,250 Start shaking the tree, see if we can find any fruit. 99 00:04:21,250 --> 00:04:24,760 When this lockdown lifts, you guys, we've got to be ready. 100 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:26,690 So, we've got to hit the ground running. 101 00:04:26,700 --> 00:04:29,860 You know what, make the best of it. 102 00:04:29,860 --> 00:04:32,160 All right, you guys, go look around. 103 00:04:32,170 --> 00:04:33,930 -Will do. -You got it, man. 104 00:04:33,930 --> 00:04:35,970 -Got it. -Let's go find some gold. 105 00:04:35,970 --> 00:04:37,570 Let's get her done. 106 00:04:41,670 --> 00:04:43,780 narrator: In montana, dave's number two, 107 00:04:43,780 --> 00:04:47,110 jason sanchez, has spent the past two months 108 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,710 sheltering in place with his family. 109 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:52,520 Jason: We're gonna go social distance montana style, right? 110 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,490 -Yeah! -Cool. 111 00:04:55,490 --> 00:04:57,360 Narrator: But the crisis means he's short 112 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:59,660 on his off-season earnings. 113 00:04:59,660 --> 00:05:01,860 The bar? 114 00:05:01,860 --> 00:05:03,830 You know, it was a horrible time to buy a bar 115 00:05:03,830 --> 00:05:08,070 right before coronavirus, that's for sure. 116 00:05:08,070 --> 00:05:11,000 Yeah, if it wasn't for rona, 117 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,500 we'd have people at the bar. 118 00:05:13,510 --> 00:05:14,900 There's nobody. 119 00:05:14,910 --> 00:05:17,180 Narrator: Even with his bar shut down, 120 00:05:17,180 --> 00:05:20,380 jason is doing whatever he can to help. 121 00:05:20,380 --> 00:05:22,650 Jason: We were able to keep the laundromat open. 122 00:05:22,650 --> 00:05:23,980 It's not paying the bills. 123 00:05:23,990 --> 00:05:26,380 However, I think it's important to keep open 124 00:05:26,390 --> 00:05:27,950 for first responders 125 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:29,990 or essential workers that are out there. 126 00:05:29,990 --> 00:05:32,260 They're still coming in and doing their laundry. 127 00:05:32,260 --> 00:05:35,430 As far as like a fall back or a plan b, 128 00:05:35,430 --> 00:05:37,100 the hills are calling. 129 00:05:43,670 --> 00:05:46,300 -I'm awake. -You're awake, I'm awake. 130 00:05:46,310 --> 00:05:47,640 It's bright and early. 131 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:50,610 The sun's just starting to peek up. 132 00:05:50,610 --> 00:05:54,380 We're gonna head out, hit the road. 133 00:05:54,380 --> 00:05:55,880 Narrator: On a mission to find a backup 134 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:59,020 lost mine in the lower 48... 135 00:05:59,020 --> 00:06:00,820 -Love you. -Love you. 136 00:06:00,820 --> 00:06:02,890 Narrator: ...Jason and wife melanie 137 00:06:02,890 --> 00:06:07,520 are set to drive 700 miles south to nevada. 138 00:06:07,530 --> 00:06:08,860 -You ready? -Yes. 139 00:06:08,860 --> 00:06:13,170 Okay. 140 00:06:13,170 --> 00:06:15,270 Narrator: Before he joined team turin, 141 00:06:15,270 --> 00:06:18,870 jason worked a remote nugget claim at marble rock 142 00:06:18,870 --> 00:06:20,570 outside of winnemucca. 143 00:06:20,570 --> 00:06:21,570 Oh, you've got to be kidding me. 144 00:06:21,580 --> 00:06:22,570 What? 145 00:06:22,580 --> 00:06:24,610 Narrator: But in 2018, 146 00:06:24,610 --> 00:06:27,210 the sums didn't add up for dave to mine there. 147 00:06:27,210 --> 00:06:29,520 We're two miles from the nearest water. 148 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:31,020 You've got to bring water in here 149 00:06:31,020 --> 00:06:33,120 or you've got to build a dry wash plant. 150 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:36,290 Bottom line, I'm gonna pass. 151 00:06:36,290 --> 00:06:38,890 Good luck. 152 00:06:38,890 --> 00:06:41,430 Out of his damn mind. 153 00:06:41,430 --> 00:06:44,660 Narrator: Now, with the price of gold going through the roof, 154 00:06:44,660 --> 00:06:48,000 jason has a golden opportunity to prove to dave 155 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:52,670 that team turin's fortunes could still be buried in the desert. 156 00:06:52,670 --> 00:06:56,840 I've got a small window of time to do the prospecting, 157 00:06:56,840 --> 00:06:59,940 but a little but of gold for the group to come back together 158 00:06:59,950 --> 00:07:04,550 and go mining, that would be a ray of sunshine. 159 00:07:04,550 --> 00:07:08,390 Hopefully pull some gold out of the desert, 160 00:07:08,390 --> 00:07:11,390 that's our plan. 161 00:07:11,390 --> 00:07:13,220 Whatever it takes to make it. 162 00:07:19,830 --> 00:07:21,330 dave: This season, 163 00:07:21,330 --> 00:07:24,700 I don't want to have issues with a wash plant that breaks down. 164 00:07:24,700 --> 00:07:28,870 I've actually bought one. It's a huge risk, a huge gamble. 165 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:30,780 Narrator: With the prospect with a season mining 166 00:07:30,780 --> 00:07:32,510 in the wilds of alaska, 167 00:07:32,510 --> 00:07:34,710 dave invested big on a revolutionary 168 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:36,910 new wash plant from europe. 169 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,050 I've bought it just about the time 170 00:07:39,050 --> 00:07:40,550 things started shutting down. 171 00:07:40,550 --> 00:07:44,490 I'm excited but I bought it in northern ireland. 172 00:07:44,490 --> 00:07:46,520 So I'm kind of scared because I didn't really get 173 00:07:46,530 --> 00:07:50,790 an opportunity to try it out and run it. 174 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,030 However, with my experience 175 00:07:53,030 --> 00:07:56,370 working on gold capturing wash plants, 176 00:07:56,370 --> 00:07:58,970 I've got a pretty good idea of what it takes to make them work. 177 00:08:03,710 --> 00:08:06,440 narrator: 10 years ago, todd hoffman asked dave 178 00:08:06,450 --> 00:08:10,180 to help him build his first ever wash plant. 179 00:08:10,180 --> 00:08:14,750 Todd bought a bunch of equipment from auction 180 00:08:14,750 --> 00:08:16,590 and none of this stuff really fit together 181 00:08:16,590 --> 00:08:19,020 so I was looking at it, I was like, ooh, 182 00:08:19,020 --> 00:08:21,360 I don't know if this is gonna work. 183 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:22,960 Put a six-inch angle iron here. 184 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,130 They were down, they were disappointed. 185 00:08:25,130 --> 00:08:26,800 I put in a lot of hours. 186 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:28,130 Fire her up. 187 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:33,110 we made it work. 188 00:08:33,110 --> 00:08:35,470 I felt really good when I left because it was working 189 00:08:35,470 --> 00:08:37,710 and they were capturing a little bit of gold. 190 00:08:37,710 --> 00:08:38,710 -Yeah! -Let's go, guys. 191 00:08:38,710 --> 00:08:41,050 -Go. -Let's do this. 192 00:08:41,050 --> 00:08:43,110 And then, I joined his crew 193 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:46,620 and we worked on a new plant that we called little blue. 194 00:08:49,220 --> 00:08:53,930 she was rough. 195 00:08:53,930 --> 00:08:57,060 -Stop! -Shut it down. 196 00:08:57,070 --> 00:08:58,360 It took us about a month 197 00:08:58,370 --> 00:09:00,700 to get that little plant back into shape 198 00:09:00,700 --> 00:09:03,370 and we did okay with that one. 199 00:09:03,370 --> 00:09:04,840 There's a beauty, right there. 200 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:06,900 -Well, that's gold. -Whoa, oh, oh! 201 00:09:06,910 --> 00:09:09,240 And then, we bought monster red. 202 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:16,210 it was the culmination of all our experience. 203 00:09:20,090 --> 00:09:21,520 that was a big wash plant. 204 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:24,090 That could do up to 400-ton an hour. 205 00:09:24,090 --> 00:09:27,330 I loved that plant just 'cause it was so big. 206 00:09:27,330 --> 00:09:30,060 I mean, with monster red 207 00:09:30,060 --> 00:09:35,370 I've gone to the top of the wash plant world 208 00:09:35,370 --> 00:09:37,870 and then I go out on my own, 209 00:09:37,870 --> 00:09:39,840 but I didn't have much money. 210 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:42,240 Hello, dave, nice of you to come see us. 211 00:09:45,380 --> 00:09:48,480 old rusty came from yerington, nevada 212 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:51,050 from vic and mike. 213 00:09:51,050 --> 00:09:52,850 Yeah! 214 00:09:52,850 --> 00:09:54,520 I called vic and mike and I said, 215 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,220 "you know, you're not using that wash plant, 216 00:09:56,220 --> 00:09:59,460 can I pick it up?" and they were like, "sure." 217 00:09:59,460 --> 00:10:01,120 good, whoa. 218 00:10:01,130 --> 00:10:05,460 Nathan and I, every night we had to work on something. 219 00:10:05,460 --> 00:10:08,500 Nathan did a good job when we took it to montana, 220 00:10:08,500 --> 00:10:10,770 we had it fixed up. 221 00:10:10,770 --> 00:10:12,870 And it really performed well. 222 00:10:12,870 --> 00:10:14,570 Yeah! 223 00:10:14,580 --> 00:10:17,410 So the new one that we got, we're gonna call it the roach. 224 00:10:20,650 --> 00:10:22,010 narrator: Dave radically redesigned 225 00:10:22,010 --> 00:10:24,020 a sand and gravel screener 226 00:10:24,020 --> 00:10:26,580 for use in the city into a wash plant 227 00:10:26,580 --> 00:10:30,290 that he hopes that can catch gold in the alaskan bush. 228 00:10:30,290 --> 00:10:31,920 Dave: It's kind of revolutionary. 229 00:10:31,930 --> 00:10:35,730 It's called the roach because it actually moves. 230 00:10:35,730 --> 00:10:37,430 You know, at nixon fork, 231 00:10:37,430 --> 00:10:39,700 the ravines where I'm gonna be mining 232 00:10:39,700 --> 00:10:43,270 are very, very narrow, and so, I need a wash plant 233 00:10:43,270 --> 00:10:46,140 that's small and much more nimble. 234 00:10:46,140 --> 00:10:50,040 As I started thinking about it I noticed these mobile units 235 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,880 used to recycle materials in a city 236 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:54,680 and I thought to myself, 237 00:10:54,680 --> 00:10:58,250 why can't we make that work for gold mining? 238 00:10:58,250 --> 00:11:01,220 Narrator: With the wash plant on tracks, in theory, 239 00:11:01,220 --> 00:11:05,060 dave can simply drive the roach to the golden hot spots. 240 00:11:05,060 --> 00:11:07,360 It is high tech, it's groundbreaking 241 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:09,160 and I can hit some of these streams 242 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:10,930 with mechanized equipment 243 00:11:10,930 --> 00:11:13,730 that the modern day miners are missing. 244 00:11:13,730 --> 00:11:16,600 This could really change the course of blaster 245 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:18,800 mining for gold. 246 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:20,610 But this thing's a stretch. 247 00:11:20,610 --> 00:11:23,370 It's a high risk taking something that was designed 248 00:11:23,380 --> 00:11:26,510 for the city to the remote parts of this planet. 249 00:11:26,510 --> 00:11:28,850 Huge gamble but hopefully it pays off. 250 00:11:28,850 --> 00:11:31,110 I think it's gonna work. 251 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:32,590 Narrator: Coming up... 252 00:11:32,590 --> 00:11:34,420 Dave: Plan, we gotta have a plan b. 253 00:11:34,420 --> 00:11:36,320 Narrator: The clock ticks on team turin's 254 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:38,020 hunt for good ground. 255 00:11:38,020 --> 00:11:40,190 -Just might be gold. -It's worth a shot. 256 00:11:40,190 --> 00:11:41,630 Ooh! 257 00:11:41,630 --> 00:11:44,390 Narrator: And jason detects a huge pay day in the desert. 258 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:46,730 -That's all nugget. -My god, are you kidding me? 259 00:11:46,730 --> 00:11:48,700 Whoo, man, that's what I'm talking about. 260 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:52,570 Narrator: Across the country, 261 00:11:52,570 --> 00:11:55,770 team turin prepare for their next summer season 262 00:11:55,780 --> 00:12:00,110 mining for lost gold in the wilds of alaska. 263 00:12:00,110 --> 00:12:02,550 Nixon fork is the best opportunity 264 00:12:02,550 --> 00:12:05,820 that I've seen in my gold mining career. 265 00:12:05,820 --> 00:12:08,650 Narrator: With a big year ahead, dave has rolled the dice 266 00:12:08,650 --> 00:12:11,790 on a radical new mobile wash plant. 267 00:12:11,790 --> 00:12:15,590 I need a wash plant that's small and much more nimble. 268 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:17,330 It's kind of revolutionary. 269 00:12:17,330 --> 00:12:21,000 This could really change blaster mining for gold. 270 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:22,440 Narrator: But with the lengthy lockdown 271 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:24,540 threatening their plans... 272 00:12:24,540 --> 00:12:26,910 Our window's getting shorter and shorter. 273 00:12:26,910 --> 00:12:28,710 Narrator: ...Dave challenges his crew 274 00:12:28,710 --> 00:12:31,010 to track down an alternative for team turin 275 00:12:31,010 --> 00:12:34,210 to mine in the lower 48. 276 00:12:34,210 --> 00:12:37,310 Jason: So I need all you guys to get out there in your area. 277 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:41,720 We've got to find some ground so we have a backup plan. 278 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:43,620 Narrator: In arizona... 279 00:12:43,620 --> 00:12:46,290 This thing's got about 2 1/2-inch spikes it. 280 00:12:46,290 --> 00:12:47,990 This plant knows how to survive. 281 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:49,830 Narrator: Team turin's rock truck driver, 282 00:12:49,830 --> 00:12:51,060 casey morgan. 283 00:12:51,070 --> 00:12:54,200 -Oh, my god. -Aah! 284 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:57,500 Narrator: ...Is chomping at the bit to get mining. 285 00:12:57,500 --> 00:12:59,640 So I'm starting to get a little bit of cabin fever. 286 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:01,610 To make myself feel better 287 00:13:01,610 --> 00:13:04,110 I'm just gonna start wearing my mining outfit 288 00:13:04,110 --> 00:13:06,240 and that way I can feel like everything's normal again, 289 00:13:06,250 --> 00:13:07,410 where I'm back with the guys. 290 00:13:07,420 --> 00:13:08,710 I love being with my family and everything 291 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:11,080 but I want to be out mining and making money. 292 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:12,480 Narrator: When the lockdown hit, 293 00:13:12,490 --> 00:13:16,220 casey lost his off-season construction job. 294 00:13:16,220 --> 00:13:17,660 Casey: So, I'm gonna go out and do 295 00:13:17,660 --> 00:13:19,830 what I know how to do best and that's prospect for gold. 296 00:13:19,830 --> 00:13:22,790 I'm gonna start checking for ground. 297 00:13:22,790 --> 00:13:26,300 Narrator: Casey knows all about arizona gold. 298 00:13:26,300 --> 00:13:31,270 In 2018, casey asked dave to come to the arizona desert 299 00:13:31,270 --> 00:13:34,470 and prospect the historic lynx creek. 300 00:13:36,680 --> 00:13:39,640 -hello? -Hey, casey, this is dave turin. 301 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:42,110 I hear you have some ground in arizona 302 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:44,620 that you might have available? 303 00:13:44,620 --> 00:13:45,880 I do. 304 00:13:45,890 --> 00:13:50,420 First big test came up about 2.89 ounces of gold. 305 00:13:50,420 --> 00:13:53,590 Holy crap, I haven't seen that anywhere. 306 00:13:53,590 --> 00:13:58,160 I would like to come out and visit. 307 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:01,470 Chase: For me, lynx creek, it was my little baby. 308 00:14:01,470 --> 00:14:03,330 Long before I met this crew, 309 00:14:03,340 --> 00:14:06,200 I needed dave to come in and see with his own eyes 310 00:14:06,210 --> 00:14:11,080 and I had to convince him that we could make something happen. 311 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:20,120 These are some of the best pans I've seen in three years. 312 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:25,090 Nice. Thanks casey. -No problem, man. 313 00:14:25,090 --> 00:14:27,720 Dave comes down there and he invests huge money 314 00:14:27,730 --> 00:14:29,230 and the whole crew shows up 315 00:14:29,230 --> 00:14:31,500 and they're all sitting there staring at me 316 00:14:31,500 --> 00:14:33,670 wondering where their gold is. 317 00:14:33,670 --> 00:14:35,770 I told you, I told casey, I said, 318 00:14:35,770 --> 00:14:37,370 "you'd better hope this is good gold, man, 319 00:14:37,370 --> 00:14:40,400 'cause if not I'm gonna kick you in the nuts, dude." 320 00:14:40,410 --> 00:14:41,610 that was stressful. 321 00:14:41,610 --> 00:14:44,210 But I had spent so many years in lynx creek, 322 00:14:44,210 --> 00:14:45,650 I understood that ground. 323 00:14:45,650 --> 00:14:50,250 Oh, , there is a lot of fricking gold in here. 324 00:14:50,250 --> 00:14:51,580 And eventually we got on it 325 00:14:51,580 --> 00:14:53,020 and we finished the season strong. 326 00:14:53,020 --> 00:14:54,150 So that worked for me. 327 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,620 I have never seen a sluice box like this. 328 00:14:59,790 --> 00:15:03,260 I have found gold out here in arizona before 329 00:15:03,260 --> 00:15:06,830 and I'll find gold here in arizona again 330 00:15:06,830 --> 00:15:09,100 'cause I'm gonna take care of my family 331 00:15:09,100 --> 00:15:10,340 and I want to help these guys 332 00:15:10,340 --> 00:15:12,070 take care of their families, too. 333 00:15:12,070 --> 00:15:15,110 Narrator: Now, casey has a hot new lead on a mine 334 00:15:15,110 --> 00:15:18,780 with even richer potential than lynx creek. 335 00:15:18,780 --> 00:15:21,910 He drives 200 miles to agua fria, 336 00:15:21,910 --> 00:15:23,620 deep in the arizona desert, 337 00:15:23,620 --> 00:15:26,550 with his wife veronica and son wyatt. 338 00:15:26,550 --> 00:15:28,290 I'm out here in the desert of arizona right now 339 00:15:28,290 --> 00:15:33,090 and it's about 95 degrees and it's gonna get a lot hotter 340 00:15:33,090 --> 00:15:35,360 but that's okay as long as there's gold in the ground. 341 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:39,030 I'm not here to try to stroke my ego 342 00:15:39,030 --> 00:15:40,830 like I'm the biggest, baddest miner, 343 00:15:40,830 --> 00:15:42,800 I just want to get enough gold for our team. 344 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:45,500 I'm walking along here with wolf lasser 345 00:15:45,500 --> 00:15:48,670 and we are practicing our social distancing. 346 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:51,410 Here near the agua fria river. Say hi, wolf. 347 00:15:51,410 --> 00:15:53,540 Hi. 348 00:15:53,550 --> 00:15:56,510 narrator: The agua fria river has been a source of gold 349 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:59,890 since the 1860s and claim owner wolf 350 00:15:59,890 --> 00:16:04,060 believes he found virgin ground missed by the old timers. 351 00:16:06,690 --> 00:16:09,130 I'm out here testing wolf's ground. 352 00:16:09,130 --> 00:16:11,930 He's confident in his ground. I like that. 353 00:16:11,930 --> 00:16:13,430 He's nice enough to let me come down here 354 00:16:13,430 --> 00:16:14,860 and see what we got in the ground. 355 00:16:14,870 --> 00:16:16,940 This is actually quite a big area. 356 00:16:16,940 --> 00:16:19,970 It's a lot of acreage here. 357 00:16:19,970 --> 00:16:25,280 Wyatt's up there metal detecting and she's a gold miner. 358 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:29,510 This could be our new season right here at this river. 359 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:32,620 I can smell the gold. 360 00:16:35,620 --> 00:16:38,860 -all right. -Come on, big money. 361 00:16:38,860 --> 00:16:41,030 Come on, big money. 362 00:16:41,030 --> 00:16:45,330 Good stuff, right there. 363 00:16:45,330 --> 00:16:47,600 Wyatt, you want to do some more gold mining or are tired? 364 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:49,030 I'm tired! 365 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,700 I'm sorry you're tired but this is mining, son. 366 00:16:54,870 --> 00:16:57,780 so, I just got some samples 367 00:16:57,780 --> 00:17:00,980 and I'm gonna take a quick little pan here 368 00:17:00,980 --> 00:17:03,080 and we're gonna see what we get. 369 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:08,150 We're seeing that red, red material that's got iron in it. 370 00:17:08,150 --> 00:17:10,390 That's usually a great sign. 371 00:17:10,390 --> 00:17:14,590 So we're gonna check and just see what's in it. 372 00:17:14,590 --> 00:17:16,430 Now, I'm not expecting big results, 373 00:17:16,430 --> 00:17:18,200 we took it from way up high 374 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:21,630 and I believe the gold here is really deep, 375 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:24,230 but I'm just giving you an idea. 376 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:32,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 377 00:17:34,180 --> 00:17:37,280 oh, I see color in here already. 378 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:38,950 That's gold, see it? 379 00:17:38,950 --> 00:17:40,680 I take just one shuffle out of there 380 00:17:40,690 --> 00:17:42,450 and you have gold showing up already 381 00:17:42,460 --> 00:17:44,420 and that was right off the surface. 382 00:17:44,420 --> 00:17:46,190 So, there's gold down here. -Ooh-whee. 383 00:17:46,190 --> 00:17:48,690 The question is, is there gonna be enough? 384 00:17:52,460 --> 00:17:54,670 jason: We made it, hon, and you haven't wanted to throw me 385 00:17:54,670 --> 00:17:57,230 out of the truck or nothing yet. 386 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:59,570 Narrator: In nevada, dave's number two jason, 387 00:17:59,570 --> 00:18:01,370 and his wife melanie, 388 00:18:01,370 --> 00:18:03,910 arrive at his three-acre desert plain, 389 00:18:03,910 --> 00:18:07,150 the marble rock mine. 390 00:18:07,150 --> 00:18:11,950 We successfully social distanced ourselves from montana 391 00:18:11,950 --> 00:18:14,590 all the way to nevada. 392 00:18:14,590 --> 00:18:17,490 I'm a hop, skip and a jump from hopefully some nuggets. 393 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:24,100 narrator: After gold was first discovered in nevada in 1859, 394 00:18:24,100 --> 00:18:26,260 marble rock and the surrounding area 395 00:18:26,260 --> 00:18:31,370 became a hot spot in the nevada gold rush. 396 00:18:31,370 --> 00:18:34,840 Gold nuggets were easily found near the surface 397 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:37,370 but the easy picking gold ran out 398 00:18:37,380 --> 00:18:40,680 and with no water in the desert for placer mining, 399 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:45,380 prospectors were forced to dig deeper. 400 00:18:45,380 --> 00:18:50,850 You know, marble rock is known for its old timer tunnels. 401 00:18:50,860 --> 00:18:53,860 But the thing was, there's not a lot of trees 402 00:18:53,860 --> 00:18:56,660 so it's not like they could make timbers. 403 00:18:56,660 --> 00:18:59,970 They could only open up so much area 404 00:18:59,970 --> 00:19:04,070 'cause if they opened up too much, there was no stability. 405 00:19:04,070 --> 00:19:09,440 They missed a lot. They left a lot for me. 406 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:13,010 Narrator: Jason must now dig a pit with his excavator 407 00:19:13,010 --> 00:19:15,880 and hunt nuggets with a metal detector. 408 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:17,720 Our money comes out of the ground 409 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:20,550 and it's been, you know, doom and gloom 410 00:19:20,550 --> 00:19:25,720 and just trying to get some gold will help in so many ways. 411 00:19:25,730 --> 00:19:30,160 The oil is perfect, right where she needs to be. 412 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:32,190 Narrator: But before he can do anything, 413 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:34,900 he must start his 10-year-old excavator 414 00:19:34,900 --> 00:19:38,440 that sat idle for six months in the desert's dust. 415 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:50,480 oh, you... 416 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:52,610 me. 417 00:19:52,620 --> 00:19:57,660 no, it's not running. 418 00:19:57,660 --> 00:20:01,130 Narrator: With so much at stake, jason must get the excavator 419 00:20:01,130 --> 00:20:04,660 working if he's ever to prove that marble rock 420 00:20:04,660 --> 00:20:09,000 could be the claim that secures team turin's season. 421 00:20:19,010 --> 00:20:20,480 narrator: The lockdown is threatening 422 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:23,910 team turin's upcoming mining season in alaska. 423 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:26,250 I'm losing the front end of my season. 424 00:20:26,250 --> 00:20:30,160 If we don't get moving to alaska soon, 425 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:32,760 I've got to go find another place to mine. 426 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:36,690 Narrator: So dave has challenged his crew to find them a plan b. 427 00:20:36,700 --> 00:20:38,460 Jason: We made it, hon. 428 00:20:38,470 --> 00:20:42,430 I'm a hop, skip and a jump from hopefully some nuggets. 429 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:44,200 Narrator: But deep in the nevada desert 430 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:45,570 on the hunt for big nuggets... 431 00:20:45,570 --> 00:20:48,210 -Shall I go ahead and start it? -Yeah. 432 00:20:50,610 --> 00:20:53,740 okay. . 433 00:20:53,740 --> 00:20:59,220 Narrator: Jason's excavator won't play ball. 434 00:20:59,220 --> 00:21:00,780 If I can't get it running, 435 00:21:00,790 --> 00:21:04,560 I don't think I can afford to call a mechanic out here. 436 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:10,490 It's not like nathan can come from kentucky 437 00:21:10,490 --> 00:21:13,260 or dave can come from oregon. 438 00:21:13,270 --> 00:21:15,400 Go ahead and kill that main power switch, hon, 439 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,300 and I'm gonna pull this starter. 440 00:21:18,300 --> 00:21:22,980 This will tell me if the starter broke down. 441 00:21:22,980 --> 00:21:25,280 Give it a go. 442 00:21:30,050 --> 00:21:32,720 all right. Ah. 443 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:36,120 I tested the started but everything's good. 444 00:21:36,120 --> 00:21:38,820 On to my second guess. 445 00:21:38,820 --> 00:21:42,090 No matter what style of mining you're doing, 446 00:21:42,090 --> 00:21:44,730 whether you're using big wash plants 447 00:21:44,730 --> 00:21:46,300 or the small excavator, 448 00:21:46,300 --> 00:21:50,670 they're shot, breakdowns and issues. 449 00:21:50,670 --> 00:21:53,840 12.13 and holding, 450 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:56,910 mean, battery good. 451 00:21:56,910 --> 00:21:58,840 All right. 452 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:01,550 We're at a process of elimination right now. 453 00:22:01,550 --> 00:22:05,750 Do my best, try and get this bad girl up and running 454 00:22:05,750 --> 00:22:10,050 so I can get to swinging that metal detector. 455 00:22:10,060 --> 00:22:12,590 Less chat, more doing, right? 456 00:22:17,860 --> 00:22:21,730 got my sanitizer anywhere I go. It's with me. 457 00:22:21,740 --> 00:22:24,940 Narrator: 2,000 miles away in tennessee, 458 00:22:24,940 --> 00:22:29,640 team turin's loader operator, chris taylor, takes no chances. 459 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:33,280 Most of my friends, all my life, have called me a germaphobe 460 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:35,810 and I'm not gonna stop now. 461 00:22:35,810 --> 00:22:37,020 Get it all over you, 462 00:22:37,020 --> 00:22:39,950 it's all right, it's alcohol-free. 463 00:22:39,950 --> 00:22:41,950 Oh, yeah, yeah. 464 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:46,860 I tend to spray myself, my clothes, my hat. 465 00:22:46,860 --> 00:22:51,390 It all comes from I wasn't born with enough white blood cells. 466 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:54,200 Growing up, I was in the hospital quite a bit 467 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:56,070 and it was just the regular flu 468 00:22:56,070 --> 00:22:59,000 or just a cold that my body couldn't fight 469 00:22:59,010 --> 00:23:02,210 and I would stay in the hospital quite some time. 470 00:23:02,210 --> 00:23:06,280 Every corner of this house there's hand sanitizer. 471 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:09,650 With covid-19, now I'm not the odd man out. 472 00:23:09,650 --> 00:23:13,850 Now I'm ahead of the game. 473 00:23:13,850 --> 00:23:17,290 Narrator: Despite the risks, chris joins in with team turin's 474 00:23:17,290 --> 00:23:19,890 hunt for a backup mine. 475 00:23:19,890 --> 00:23:21,320 Did a little bit of research. 476 00:23:21,330 --> 00:23:23,130 I know that there's a gold belt 477 00:23:23,130 --> 00:23:27,370 that reaches into the southeast part of tennessee. 478 00:23:27,370 --> 00:23:31,700 Narrator: Gold was first discovered in tennessee in 1828. 479 00:23:31,700 --> 00:23:35,210 Small scale productions still continues with prospectors 480 00:23:35,210 --> 00:23:38,980 on the hunt to strike it big. 481 00:23:38,980 --> 00:23:41,710 I just got a call from my wife's school 482 00:23:41,710 --> 00:23:42,950 teacher back in the seventh grade. 483 00:23:46,990 --> 00:23:48,550 And he's letting me come out on his property 484 00:23:48,550 --> 00:23:52,190 and gonna give me the opportunity to prospect. 485 00:23:52,190 --> 00:23:53,760 Narrator: With a good lead on a mine, 486 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:56,190 chris casts his fears aside 487 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:59,430 and heads deep into the hills of polk country, tennessee, 488 00:23:59,430 --> 00:24:00,900 with his son ezra. 489 00:24:00,900 --> 00:24:03,470 That gold belt that touches into southie 490 00:24:03,470 --> 00:24:05,540 from part of tennessee, 491 00:24:05,540 --> 00:24:07,710 is exactly where this property's at. 492 00:24:07,710 --> 00:24:09,040 Right up in the mountains 493 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:12,240 and there's tale of nuggets being found there. 494 00:24:12,250 --> 00:24:15,050 So, there is gold there. 495 00:24:15,050 --> 00:24:16,810 Here we go. 496 00:24:16,820 --> 00:24:20,550 My boy ezra and I, we're gonna hike on up through here. 497 00:24:20,550 --> 00:24:22,150 I'll tell you what, it sure would be nice 498 00:24:22,150 --> 00:24:24,090 if we was able to mine here in tennessee. 499 00:24:27,830 --> 00:24:29,230 narrator: Last year in montana... 500 00:24:29,230 --> 00:24:30,690 Yeah, go ahead, chris? 501 00:24:30,700 --> 00:24:33,060 Narrator: Chris's discovery of gold at the blue room cut... 502 00:24:33,070 --> 00:24:36,430 Dave, I've had a piece of ground just calling my name. 503 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:38,830 Narrator: ...Saved team turin's season. 504 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:40,710 Oh, boom, yeah! 505 00:24:40,710 --> 00:24:41,910 That'll make us through the season, boy. 506 00:24:41,910 --> 00:24:44,980 That'll get us through the season. 507 00:24:44,980 --> 00:24:46,980 Narrator: ...Now, seven months later, 508 00:24:46,980 --> 00:24:49,150 chris is looking to repeat history 509 00:24:49,150 --> 00:24:52,150 and find good ground for the team. 510 00:24:52,150 --> 00:24:55,650 All right, we made it down here to our spot on this creek. 511 00:24:55,650 --> 00:24:58,290 We're in like a little hollow, they say, down here. 512 00:24:58,290 --> 00:25:02,060 Gonna look around, see where the creek bends 513 00:25:02,060 --> 00:25:03,730 and how the water's flowing, 514 00:25:03,730 --> 00:25:05,660 see if we can find some black sands. 515 00:25:05,670 --> 00:25:07,800 That's where gold would land. 516 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:10,030 Narrator: Close to the same density as gold, 517 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:12,270 finding black sand can be a sign 518 00:25:12,270 --> 00:25:14,340 that gold is close by. 519 00:25:17,540 --> 00:25:19,440 oh, right there, yeah, right there. 520 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:24,210 See it, just about right here we have some black sands. 521 00:25:24,220 --> 00:25:28,920 This little bank right here, man, there just might be gold. 522 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:32,050 It's worth a shot. Do a little digging. 523 00:25:32,060 --> 00:25:36,630 Good to have your son lifting, just throwing back. 524 00:25:36,630 --> 00:25:38,630 Setting up this little sluice box. 525 00:25:43,970 --> 00:25:47,970 poured a couple of buckets. There we go. 526 00:25:47,970 --> 00:25:50,480 All right, we've taken our concentrates from the sluice, 527 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:51,880 see what we got. 528 00:25:57,150 --> 00:25:59,950 found some gold in the pan. 529 00:25:59,950 --> 00:26:03,350 We've got about four or five specks of it right here. 530 00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:07,190 Run 600 tons of that, you might get a half an ounce. 531 00:26:07,190 --> 00:26:11,330 So, yeah, it's disappointing. 532 00:26:11,330 --> 00:26:12,900 Not enough gold there for us 533 00:26:12,900 --> 00:26:16,830 to definitely do any kind of mining. 534 00:26:16,830 --> 00:26:20,500 I hope those boys out in montana, nevada, 535 00:26:20,510 --> 00:26:22,210 or arizona find something because 536 00:26:22,210 --> 00:26:25,240 we ain't gonna be able to do something here. 537 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:32,720 giddy up, boys, whoo! 538 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:36,220 Every day's a school day in isolation. 539 00:26:36,220 --> 00:26:38,920 Narrator: A short hop from chris in the blue grass state, 540 00:26:38,930 --> 00:26:41,720 nathan clark is adjusting to his new role 541 00:26:41,730 --> 00:26:45,860 as homeschool teacher. 542 00:26:45,860 --> 00:26:47,530 My wife works in the medical field. 543 00:26:47,530 --> 00:26:49,700 She's got a solid job. 544 00:26:49,700 --> 00:26:51,340 You know, somebody's got to be here to teach jesse 545 00:26:51,340 --> 00:26:52,800 and help him with his school work. 546 00:26:52,810 --> 00:26:55,710 I don't know, I mean, that's kind of a tricky one. 547 00:26:55,710 --> 00:26:57,840 They didn't have that stuff when I was in sixth grade. 548 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:01,880 That's what I think. Oh, what a bunch of crap. 549 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:03,650 Hey, are you teaching me or am I teaching you? 550 00:27:03,650 --> 00:27:07,220 -I think I'm teaching you. 551 00:27:07,220 --> 00:27:09,490 narrator: But now, with the rest of the crew out 552 00:27:09,490 --> 00:27:12,420 prospecting for a fall back plan, 553 00:27:12,430 --> 00:27:15,960 dave has an important task for nathan. 554 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:20,230 Nathan, you know I got the new wash plant showing up, 555 00:27:20,230 --> 00:27:24,800 so I'm looking at a company down there close to where you live, 556 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:27,610 they're willing to build sluice boxes for it. 557 00:27:27,610 --> 00:27:31,370 So I'd like you to travel down there and you're in charge. 558 00:27:31,380 --> 00:27:32,910 I'll head up there as soon as possible 559 00:27:32,910 --> 00:27:34,940 and we'll make it happen, one way or another. 560 00:27:34,950 --> 00:27:37,080 -All right, brother, see you. -See you dave, thanks. 561 00:27:39,950 --> 00:27:40,950 -be a good boy, okay, buddy. -All right. 562 00:27:40,950 --> 00:27:42,490 -I love you. -Love you, too. 563 00:27:42,490 --> 00:27:43,850 Be good to mama, you're man of the house now. 564 00:27:43,850 --> 00:27:46,360 I'll see you. 565 00:27:48,730 --> 00:27:50,160 narrator: Last season... 566 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:52,860 I'm checking for gold falling off the end of our box. 567 00:27:52,870 --> 00:27:55,060 Narrator: ...The team's 20-year-old sluice box 568 00:27:55,070 --> 00:27:56,800 struggled to capture fine gold. 569 00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:58,340 Six, seven, eight, nine. 570 00:27:58,340 --> 00:28:00,240 That's what's going out our box. 571 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:03,670 That's all the money we're trying to make. 572 00:28:03,670 --> 00:28:06,510 Narrator: Now, dave and nathan have spent the off season 573 00:28:06,510 --> 00:28:09,080 designing a sluice box that should be capable 574 00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:12,050 of catching the finest gold particles. 575 00:28:12,050 --> 00:28:14,450 This sluice box design, we looked at it 576 00:28:14,450 --> 00:28:17,820 and we've seen the errors that we had with the old sluice 577 00:28:17,820 --> 00:28:20,960 and we wanted to adjust them now. 578 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:24,660 Narrator: The new sluice box splits in two, pushing gold rich 579 00:28:24,660 --> 00:28:28,330 slurry into two channels, slowing it down 580 00:28:28,330 --> 00:28:33,140 so the fine gold has more time to settle into the mats. 581 00:28:33,140 --> 00:28:34,340 Nathan: We're making it so we don't lose 582 00:28:34,340 --> 00:28:36,310 a single speck of gold. 583 00:28:36,310 --> 00:28:39,480 That's the goal, keep gold in the box. 584 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:42,650 Been a whole piece, no problem at all. 585 00:28:42,650 --> 00:28:44,680 With the last bit we are seriously taking things 586 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:47,480 to the next level and with this design, 587 00:28:47,490 --> 00:28:48,750 I've got complete faith 588 00:28:48,750 --> 00:28:51,390 it's gonna be the best sluice box we've ever had. 589 00:28:51,390 --> 00:28:55,330 It's gonna be badass. 590 00:28:55,330 --> 00:28:57,360 Narrator: With the sluice box completed... 591 00:28:57,360 --> 00:28:58,730 Show you a few pictures of it. 592 00:28:58,730 --> 00:29:02,770 Narrator: ...It's time for nathan to update the boss. 593 00:29:02,770 --> 00:29:05,730 Wow, that looks good, nathan. 594 00:29:05,740 --> 00:29:08,740 As you can see, it has that rod down the middle there 595 00:29:08,740 --> 00:29:10,380 so it kind of clams over. 596 00:29:10,380 --> 00:29:13,040 The sluices boxes lay on top of each other. 597 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:14,980 So basically this is open 598 00:29:14,980 --> 00:29:17,610 and it'll just fold on top of itself. 599 00:29:17,610 --> 00:29:21,620 It's gonna be real easy picking it up and carrying it. 600 00:29:21,620 --> 00:29:24,250 If we go to alaska, it's study enough to be able 601 00:29:24,260 --> 00:29:28,530 to move down those creeks to the gold really quick. 602 00:29:28,530 --> 00:29:29,690 That looks good, buddy. 603 00:29:29,690 --> 00:29:31,100 I'm gonna miss old rusty 604 00:29:31,100 --> 00:29:34,770 but, you know, she wouldn't know what to do with this sluice box. 605 00:29:34,770 --> 00:29:35,870 Narrator: Coming up... 606 00:29:35,870 --> 00:29:37,300 Meet the roach. 607 00:29:37,300 --> 00:29:40,070 Narrator: ...Dave gets a first look at his groundbreaking 608 00:29:40,070 --> 00:29:41,870 new mobile wash plant. 609 00:29:41,870 --> 00:29:45,740 There we go! 610 00:29:48,210 --> 00:29:50,650 Narrator: With the nation under quarantine, 611 00:29:50,650 --> 00:29:55,250 dave and his crew get in shape for another tough season. 612 00:29:55,260 --> 00:29:58,090 Dave turin said I got to start working out. 613 00:29:58,090 --> 00:30:00,520 "get your fat butt moving, let's do it." 614 00:30:00,530 --> 00:30:03,160 narrator: But with their alaskan adventure at risk, 615 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:08,100 team turin's scour the lower 48 for a fall back mine. 616 00:30:08,100 --> 00:30:09,630 I'm gonna see what we get. 617 00:30:18,780 --> 00:30:20,980 all right, here we go. Big day. 618 00:30:20,980 --> 00:30:23,520 Narrator: At the turin family rock quarry... 619 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:25,320 Meet the roach. 620 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:28,420 Narrator: ...Dave finally takes delivery of his groundbreaking 621 00:30:28,420 --> 00:30:31,590 new mobile wash plant -- the roach. 622 00:30:31,590 --> 00:30:33,490 Dave: Looking good. 623 00:30:35,700 --> 00:30:38,030 we got her started! 624 00:30:38,030 --> 00:30:41,300 You know you're excited but you're also anxious 625 00:30:41,300 --> 00:30:45,570 that it's the right piece of machinery for the right job. 626 00:30:45,570 --> 00:30:47,540 I got a lot of money tied up in this. 627 00:30:47,540 --> 00:30:50,170 Narrator: Dave's modified the roach from a rock screener 628 00:30:50,180 --> 00:30:53,140 to wash plant, untested. 629 00:30:53,150 --> 00:30:55,140 It's a huge gamble. 630 00:30:55,150 --> 00:30:57,580 Got to make us some money, make us some gold. 631 00:30:57,580 --> 00:30:58,910 We're gonna have to adapt. 632 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:01,420 Our whole crew's gonna have to figure this out. 633 00:31:01,420 --> 00:31:04,690 It's very compact and versatile enough 634 00:31:04,690 --> 00:31:07,290 that we can take it just about anywhere. 635 00:31:07,290 --> 00:31:08,990 You know, we could take it across the world 636 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,390 because it's small enough we could put it in a container, 637 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:12,930 load her on a truck, put her on a ship, 638 00:31:12,930 --> 00:31:15,660 let's go get it. 639 00:31:15,670 --> 00:31:18,640 You ready? 640 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:20,100 Narrator: First task, 641 00:31:20,100 --> 00:31:23,570 safely unload the 34,000-pound roach. 642 00:31:34,350 --> 00:31:39,060 there we go, she's unloaded. 643 00:31:39,060 --> 00:31:40,760 Coming over. 644 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:43,660 Narrator: Dave's track plant is uniquely mobile. 645 00:31:43,660 --> 00:31:47,530 He designed it to run up to 250 tons an hour, 646 00:31:47,530 --> 00:31:49,230 twice as much as old rusty. 647 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:50,900 -Everybody clear? -Yeah. 648 00:31:50,900 --> 00:31:52,700 See if it'll work, huh? 649 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:01,950 shakers on, see it shaking? 650 00:32:01,950 --> 00:32:06,380 Heater's coming on! 651 00:32:06,390 --> 00:32:09,350 That's it, everything running. 652 00:32:09,350 --> 00:32:12,520 It's all turning, pretty good, 653 00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:14,630 and out the bottom comes our gold. 654 00:32:18,570 --> 00:32:21,300 narrator: All that's left, get the seal of approval 655 00:32:21,300 --> 00:32:24,270 from mechanic, nathan clark. 656 00:32:24,270 --> 00:32:26,800 Hi, nathan, I'm going to show you 657 00:32:26,810 --> 00:32:29,600 the modifications that we've made. 658 00:32:29,610 --> 00:32:31,510 Do see that? There's our hoses. 659 00:32:31,510 --> 00:32:32,680 Show me the tracks. 660 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:34,910 I want to see how she got her name, dave. 661 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:36,450 Okay, here we go. 662 00:32:39,550 --> 00:32:42,150 there we go. See her moving now? 663 00:32:42,150 --> 00:32:45,090 That's the roach. We're so mobile. 664 00:32:45,090 --> 00:32:46,890 Nathan: Those tracks sure are small, dave. 665 00:32:46,890 --> 00:32:50,700 I mean, the belly kind of hangs low. 666 00:32:50,700 --> 00:32:53,700 Alaska is freaking rugged and hard. 667 00:32:53,700 --> 00:32:54,970 I hope she'll be able to deal with the terrain 668 00:32:54,970 --> 00:32:56,700 dave: In alaska, dave. 669 00:32:56,700 --> 00:32:58,900 You betcha, man. 670 00:32:58,910 --> 00:33:00,070 I got to pay the bills on it 671 00:33:00,070 --> 00:33:02,500 so we got to find some gold, buddy. 672 00:33:02,510 --> 00:33:04,540 Stay safe and keep your family safe. 673 00:33:04,540 --> 00:33:07,250 -You, too, dave. -All right, see you, man. 674 00:33:07,250 --> 00:33:09,180 I got a lot of money tied up in that machine 675 00:33:09,180 --> 00:33:12,550 and there's a lot of unknowns. 676 00:33:12,550 --> 00:33:14,050 It's getting real now. 677 00:33:14,050 --> 00:33:15,250 I mean, it's getting real. 678 00:33:26,830 --> 00:33:29,630 narrator: Deep in rural montana... 679 00:33:29,630 --> 00:33:31,000 It's a different time. 680 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:33,540 Narrator: ...Gold room operator, jesse goins, 681 00:33:33,540 --> 00:33:36,840 has lots keeping him busy in lockdown. 682 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:40,080 I got projects sitting all over my yard. 683 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:43,710 It's a 1955 international dump truck. 684 00:33:43,710 --> 00:33:46,020 1962 thunderbird. 685 00:33:46,020 --> 00:33:48,550 I've bent all this suspension under here. 686 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:53,460 It was rolled back in 1974, they were hauling honeybees. 687 00:33:53,460 --> 00:33:55,990 Turn one into a desk 688 00:33:55,990 --> 00:33:59,390 and the other one into a couch. 689 00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:01,200 My wife's gonna shoot me if I don't get 690 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:02,800 some of the stuff out of my yard. 691 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:09,070 narrator: With their alaska season hanging in the balance, 692 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:11,910 team turin need a fall back plan. 693 00:34:11,910 --> 00:34:17,250 Jesse: The rolling hills over there are loaded with gold. 694 00:34:17,250 --> 00:34:19,480 Narrator: The montana gold rush was kickstarted 695 00:34:19,480 --> 00:34:24,620 by a discovery at grasshopper creek in 1862. 696 00:34:24,620 --> 00:34:27,020 In the mountains behind jesse's homestead, 697 00:34:27,030 --> 00:34:29,230 there are believed to be hundreds of mines 698 00:34:29,230 --> 00:34:32,430 abandoned by the old timers. 699 00:34:32,430 --> 00:34:34,530 Jesse: Well, we're heading out to a spot 700 00:34:34,530 --> 00:34:38,940 that's got good plaster and hard rock gold and some tunnels. 701 00:34:38,940 --> 00:34:41,570 We're not bothering anybody out here. 702 00:34:41,580 --> 00:34:44,570 We won't even mess with the bears, will we, roy? 703 00:34:44,580 --> 00:34:46,310 Narrator: Jesse, and old prospecting buddy, 704 00:34:46,310 --> 00:34:47,940 roy mcquiston, 705 00:34:47,950 --> 00:34:51,250 have spent their lives searching for montana's motherlode. 706 00:34:51,250 --> 00:34:53,150 -Now if you'll -- -all right. 707 00:34:53,150 --> 00:34:55,020 Narrator: With tales of gold rich virgin ground 708 00:34:55,020 --> 00:34:57,220 in grasshopper valley, 709 00:34:57,220 --> 00:35:01,520 jesse and roy head into the hills, 710 00:35:01,520 --> 00:35:05,530 a region they've prospected together for almost 50 years. 711 00:35:05,530 --> 00:35:07,360 I don't believe anybody's went up that gulf, 712 00:35:07,370 --> 00:35:12,040 I think it would be a good idea if we could work our way down. 713 00:35:12,040 --> 00:35:14,410 Jesse: With these detectors, 714 00:35:14,410 --> 00:35:18,210 we can cover a lot more ground a lot quicker. 715 00:35:18,210 --> 00:35:20,940 If we can find that gold, 716 00:35:20,950 --> 00:35:23,210 it could change our lives in a hurry. 717 00:35:27,420 --> 00:35:29,850 -right here. -Yeah, I can hear it. 718 00:35:29,850 --> 00:35:34,060 All we got to do is hear that big signal. 719 00:35:34,060 --> 00:35:37,060 -It was a piece of wire. -Piece of wire. 720 00:35:37,060 --> 00:35:40,560 Well, I just found another bullet. 721 00:35:40,570 --> 00:35:44,070 So far, not such good luck. 722 00:35:44,070 --> 00:35:47,310 But you never know when you hit the big one. 723 00:35:47,310 --> 00:35:49,640 -Holy crap. -You on one? 724 00:35:57,250 --> 00:35:59,480 there it is. 725 00:35:59,490 --> 00:36:00,850 Square nail. 726 00:36:00,850 --> 00:36:02,580 Yeah, it's a square nail. 727 00:36:02,590 --> 00:36:05,860 Huh. 728 00:36:05,860 --> 00:36:08,130 Narrator: With no luck on the surface... 729 00:36:08,130 --> 00:36:10,290 -See where that tree is? -Uh-huh. 730 00:36:10,290 --> 00:36:12,630 Well, that's where that tunnel was that they hit. 731 00:36:12,630 --> 00:36:14,000 Huh. 732 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:16,670 Narrator: Roy and jesse head deeper into the valley 733 00:36:16,670 --> 00:36:19,770 to a mine abandoned in the 1960s 734 00:36:19,770 --> 00:36:23,300 which roy is convinced still holds gold. 735 00:36:23,310 --> 00:36:26,480 Jesse: This is the tunnel we're gonna be going in. 736 00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:28,950 Usually I'm not much of a tunnel rat 737 00:36:28,950 --> 00:36:31,920 but this would be a good prospect 738 00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:34,120 to do some hard rocking. 739 00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:38,390 Coming in, roy. 740 00:36:38,390 --> 00:36:42,460 It's definitely -- definitely worth checking out. 741 00:36:42,460 --> 00:36:46,160 All right, let's do this, roy. 742 00:36:46,160 --> 00:36:48,670 Wow, check this out. 743 00:36:48,670 --> 00:36:51,870 They were some tough old guys back there, weren't they? 744 00:36:57,580 --> 00:37:03,110 So that was the last year it was mined is in '64? 745 00:37:03,110 --> 00:37:05,350 Holy cow. 746 00:37:05,350 --> 00:37:07,250 Narrator: To locate the gold vein... 747 00:37:07,250 --> 00:37:10,450 I think we got a long ways to go, don't we, roy? 748 00:37:10,460 --> 00:37:12,390 You bet you. 749 00:37:12,390 --> 00:37:14,890 Narrator: ...Jesse and roy must descend deeper 750 00:37:14,890 --> 00:37:18,200 into the half century old passageways. 751 00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:21,970 That's where we're heading, that big hole that's down here. 752 00:37:21,970 --> 00:37:23,330 All right, roy! 753 00:37:27,570 --> 00:37:30,440 yeah, I'm ready! 754 00:37:30,440 --> 00:37:32,110 Just look at that right there. 755 00:37:32,110 --> 00:37:35,080 This is ore, right here, and we bet that it's overhead. 756 00:37:35,080 --> 00:37:36,610 Right there? 757 00:37:36,610 --> 00:37:39,920 Yeah, there's shiny stuff all over. 758 00:37:39,920 --> 00:37:42,950 Look at the color on this stuff. 759 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:47,190 Wow. There's a lot of ore in here, roy. 760 00:37:47,190 --> 00:37:49,060 Narrator: The ore that jesse and roy have found 761 00:37:49,060 --> 00:37:50,760 contains gold. 762 00:37:50,760 --> 00:37:52,930 Jesse: You can see the gold in it. 763 00:37:52,930 --> 00:37:55,530 -Bet it's pyrite. -Huh. 764 00:37:55,530 --> 00:38:01,400 Narrator: But with it is iron pyrite known as fool's gold. 765 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:03,740 Roy: That's pyrite, but it's carrying gold. 766 00:38:03,740 --> 00:38:06,280 Not enough to touch off your detector, though. 767 00:38:09,610 --> 00:38:11,180 narrator: They've found gold, 768 00:38:11,180 --> 00:38:14,690 but it's not enough to stake their future on. 769 00:38:14,690 --> 00:38:16,420 Jesse: Not such good luck, 770 00:38:16,420 --> 00:38:20,020 but you never know when you hit the big one. 771 00:38:22,500 --> 00:38:25,030 been a long day. 772 00:38:25,030 --> 00:38:30,160 So we're gonna have to head her back. 773 00:38:30,170 --> 00:38:31,170 Narrator: Coming up... 774 00:38:31,170 --> 00:38:32,670 Oh, ! 775 00:38:32,670 --> 00:38:35,140 Narrator: Jason strikes it big in nevada. 776 00:38:35,140 --> 00:38:37,470 Jason: Whoo, man, that's what I'm talking about. 777 00:38:37,480 --> 00:38:39,240 Narrator: And the team report back... 778 00:38:39,250 --> 00:38:40,610 You think that's an option? 779 00:38:40,610 --> 00:38:42,540 Narrator: ...To the boss. 780 00:38:42,550 --> 00:38:43,810 We got to get to work, 781 00:38:43,820 --> 00:38:45,910 find some gold, and have a successful season. 782 00:38:48,090 --> 00:38:48,980 Nathan: The game trail up here, jesse. 783 00:38:48,990 --> 00:38:50,220 Narrator: In kentucky... 784 00:38:50,220 --> 00:38:51,220 So that means we're getting closer 785 00:38:51,220 --> 00:38:52,490 to where they might be at. 786 00:38:52,490 --> 00:38:53,860 Narrator: ...Mechanic nathan clark... 787 00:38:53,860 --> 00:38:55,160 Let's get up over in here. 788 00:38:55,160 --> 00:38:58,060 Narrator: ...And his son, jesse, are spending lockdown 789 00:38:58,060 --> 00:39:00,200 honing their hunting skills. 790 00:39:00,200 --> 00:39:03,800 Mama's gonna be so proud of you if we get this, dude. 791 00:39:03,800 --> 00:39:06,970 You see anything yet, jess? -I think I see something. 792 00:39:06,970 --> 00:39:10,140 -Where? -Right there. 793 00:39:10,140 --> 00:39:12,210 Okay. 794 00:39:13,540 --> 00:39:15,310 -you hit it? You hit it? -I think I got it. 795 00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:18,110 Get it, jesse, get it. Oh, crap. No, you did not. 796 00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:22,980 You did not. Oh, my god. 797 00:39:22,990 --> 00:39:25,490 You just saved our butts, dude. 798 00:39:25,490 --> 00:39:26,790 Do the honors, buddy. 799 00:39:26,790 --> 00:39:29,560 -There it is. -There it is. 800 00:39:29,560 --> 00:39:31,900 She's mounted. 801 00:39:35,170 --> 00:39:37,800 narrator: With lockdown putting their plans to mine in alaska 802 00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:43,140 at risk, team turin are battling to save their season. 803 00:39:43,140 --> 00:39:46,040 I still believe in alaska but let's look for a plan b 804 00:39:46,050 --> 00:39:47,840 in case it doesn't come together. 805 00:39:47,850 --> 00:39:49,480 -You got it, man. -You got it. 806 00:39:49,480 --> 00:39:52,410 Narrator: As chris, casey, and jesse chase down leads 807 00:39:52,420 --> 00:39:54,150 on abandoned mines... 808 00:39:54,150 --> 00:39:57,190 -Oh, right there. -We're gonna see what we get. 809 00:39:57,190 --> 00:39:58,290 Dave: Everything's running. 810 00:39:58,290 --> 00:39:59,690 Narrator: ...Dave's rolled the dice 811 00:39:59,690 --> 00:40:02,430 on a revolutionary new tracked wash plant. 812 00:40:02,430 --> 00:40:04,830 And out the bottom comes our gold. 813 00:40:04,830 --> 00:40:07,660 Narrator: And mechanic nathan has overseen the build 814 00:40:07,670 --> 00:40:10,500 of a state of the art new sluice box. 815 00:40:10,500 --> 00:40:13,770 That looks good, buddy. Nice. 816 00:40:13,770 --> 00:40:16,910 Narrator: But team turin still need gold rich ground 817 00:40:16,910 --> 00:40:19,980 in the lower 48 as a fall back. 818 00:40:24,720 --> 00:40:27,220 about to go down, do my best to throw it back together 819 00:40:27,220 --> 00:40:31,650 and try and get this bad girl up and running. 820 00:40:31,660 --> 00:40:34,560 Narrator: At his desert claim, a broken excavator 821 00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:39,300 has cost jason two days of prospecting nuggets. 822 00:40:39,300 --> 00:40:43,270 After messing with the batteries all day... 823 00:40:44,840 --> 00:40:46,270 ...I separated them, 824 00:40:46,270 --> 00:40:51,180 charged them individually, so I just got it back in. 825 00:40:51,180 --> 00:40:52,880 Narrator: After a detailed overhaul 826 00:40:52,880 --> 00:40:55,110 of the excavator's electrics... 827 00:40:55,110 --> 00:40:57,310 Jason: The starter's back installed. 828 00:40:57,310 --> 00:41:00,020 Wires are all hooked up. 829 00:41:00,020 --> 00:41:02,120 Narrator: ...And a brand-new battery, 830 00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:05,550 now, it's the moment of truth. 831 00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:09,620 All my tests, everything I can make sense of seemed good. 832 00:41:09,630 --> 00:41:12,100 All right. 833 00:41:12,100 --> 00:41:16,900 Not really sure I even want to... 834 00:41:16,900 --> 00:41:18,400 To start it. 835 00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:22,100 I mean, I do, but I just don't want to find out this isn't it. 836 00:41:22,110 --> 00:41:26,570 Okay, go ahead and hit the main switch. 837 00:41:28,710 --> 00:41:32,750 oh, lord. 838 00:41:32,750 --> 00:41:35,250 Y'all ready for this? 839 00:41:37,620 --> 00:41:41,590 whoo, ah! 840 00:41:41,590 --> 00:41:43,560 That's what I'm talking about right there, baby. 841 00:41:43,560 --> 00:41:46,930 That's . That's an excavator running. 842 00:41:46,930 --> 00:41:49,300 Oh, my. 843 00:41:49,300 --> 00:41:52,970 Oh, here -- oh, you sweet, sweet, 844 00:41:52,970 --> 00:41:56,340 sweet beautiful . 845 00:41:56,340 --> 00:41:59,540 Whoo! 846 00:41:59,540 --> 00:42:01,880 Narrator: Jason now has just one day 847 00:42:01,880 --> 00:42:03,780 to put some gold in his pocket 848 00:42:03,780 --> 00:42:08,590 and prove that marble rock could be team turin's fall back plan. 849 00:42:12,390 --> 00:42:15,320 we're back up and running. 850 00:42:15,330 --> 00:42:18,290 So now I need mo, nuggy, nuggy, mo, nuggy, nuggies. 851 00:42:18,300 --> 00:42:20,570 Whoo! I'm so fricking happy. 852 00:42:24,330 --> 00:42:26,840 narrator: Jason digs down to the pay zone, 853 00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:29,640 hunting nevada nuggets. 854 00:42:29,640 --> 00:42:31,840 Jason: Oh, my goodness. 855 00:42:31,840 --> 00:42:36,710 Can y'all hear that? That is wall. 856 00:42:36,710 --> 00:42:40,920 Look how polished that bedrock is 857 00:42:40,920 --> 00:42:43,690 and then little ways up from it jagged. 858 00:42:43,690 --> 00:42:46,920 This whole zone is just the hot zone. 859 00:42:55,100 --> 00:42:57,200 whoo, ! 860 00:42:57,200 --> 00:43:00,370 -whoo! 861 00:43:00,370 --> 00:43:01,810 I did it. 862 00:43:01,810 --> 00:43:03,870 Whoo-hoo. 863 00:43:07,650 --> 00:43:11,410 -that's all nugget. -Oh, my god, are you kidding me? 864 00:43:11,420 --> 00:43:13,750 The whole thing. That's a solid one, too. 865 00:43:13,750 --> 00:43:16,650 -Listen. -Whoo-hoo! 866 00:43:16,650 --> 00:43:18,690 Baby. 867 00:43:18,690 --> 00:43:20,790 Mm. 868 00:43:22,130 --> 00:43:24,730 whoo, man, that's what I'm talking about. 869 00:43:24,730 --> 00:43:26,730 Big, big money, let's keep going. 870 00:43:26,730 --> 00:43:30,170 Big bucks, no whammies. 871 00:43:30,170 --> 00:43:31,730 Oh, damn, that's a nice one. 872 00:43:33,770 --> 00:43:36,570 narrator: Jason's desert claim could be the answer 873 00:43:36,570 --> 00:43:39,940 team turin are looking for. 874 00:43:39,940 --> 00:43:43,880 Whoo! Look at that. 875 00:43:43,880 --> 00:43:46,550 That, ladies and gentlemen, is a nugget. 876 00:43:49,920 --> 00:43:52,160 oh, my goodness, that's pretty nice. 877 00:43:52,160 --> 00:43:54,260 Shelley, check this out. 878 00:43:54,260 --> 00:43:56,490 This was the first one I found 879 00:43:56,490 --> 00:43:59,300 and then I started pulling other ones. 880 00:43:59,300 --> 00:44:00,360 That's awesome. 881 00:44:00,370 --> 00:44:04,100 And then this one weighs one ounce. 882 00:44:04,100 --> 00:44:07,340 I'm proud of you guys. That's pretty cool. 883 00:44:07,340 --> 00:44:10,740 Well, what do you think of the desert 884 00:44:10,740 --> 00:44:15,850 or the team to get us going? 885 00:44:15,850 --> 00:44:17,750 If we want to go to the desert, 886 00:44:17,750 --> 00:44:19,580 we should be out setting out, 887 00:44:19,590 --> 00:44:24,190 moving equipment right now. 888 00:44:24,190 --> 00:44:26,790 Narrator: Marble rock is loaded with gold 889 00:44:26,790 --> 00:44:32,200 but lacks the infrastructure for a large operation. 890 00:44:32,200 --> 00:44:35,900 I don't know if you can get a road built in there. 891 00:44:35,900 --> 00:44:37,600 -This property is exceptional. -Yeah. 892 00:44:37,600 --> 00:44:42,000 I think nevada is a valid plan b. 893 00:44:42,010 --> 00:44:45,040 There's gold, we've got the option, 894 00:44:45,040 --> 00:44:48,280 but it's the other things just getting in 895 00:44:48,280 --> 00:44:50,410 and getting camp and getting our permits 896 00:44:50,410 --> 00:44:52,220 getting our water. 897 00:44:52,220 --> 00:44:54,450 Narrator: With jason's find problematic, 898 00:44:54,450 --> 00:44:56,950 and chris and jesse striking out, 899 00:44:56,960 --> 00:45:00,020 team turin's hopes of a backup lost mine 900 00:45:00,020 --> 00:45:02,560 are looking bleak. 901 00:45:07,300 --> 00:45:09,400 casey: It's getting tough and we're stressed. 902 00:45:09,400 --> 00:45:11,770 We're in a scramble just looking for anything. 903 00:45:11,770 --> 00:45:13,370 Narrator: In the arizona plain, 904 00:45:13,370 --> 00:45:18,410 casey morgan has a lead on one last mine. 905 00:45:18,410 --> 00:45:22,250 So I just had a great meeting with the landowner. 906 00:45:22,250 --> 00:45:24,480 It's looking pretty good. 907 00:45:24,480 --> 00:45:26,780 Narrator: The historic rich hill mining district 908 00:45:26,780 --> 00:45:28,750 has been proving arizonans 909 00:45:28,750 --> 00:45:33,790 with gold for over 150 years. 910 00:45:33,790 --> 00:45:37,730 Lot of acreage, clean water, and 8 to 10 feet 911 00:45:37,730 --> 00:45:39,390 of river routes. 912 00:45:39,400 --> 00:45:41,530 Hopefully, there's gold in the brown. 913 00:45:41,530 --> 00:45:44,730 You don't always have to go to alaska to hit a home run. 914 00:45:44,730 --> 00:45:48,240 Arizona has tremendous gold. 915 00:45:48,240 --> 00:45:51,270 The big thing with arizona why it doesn't appeal 916 00:45:51,280 --> 00:45:52,640 to a lot of mining operations, 917 00:45:52,640 --> 00:45:54,780 at least smaller mining operations, 918 00:45:54,780 --> 00:45:57,210 is because there's not a lot of water. 919 00:45:57,210 --> 00:45:59,280 All that. 920 00:45:59,280 --> 00:46:02,090 The water is definitely there in the creek. 921 00:46:02,090 --> 00:46:05,720 I'm gonna go out and test some ground. 922 00:46:05,730 --> 00:46:07,020 See what I can get for the team 923 00:46:07,030 --> 00:46:11,160 so we can take care of our families. 924 00:46:11,160 --> 00:46:13,130 I found ground out here in arizona that paid 925 00:46:13,130 --> 00:46:16,100 pretty good before and I'll find it again. 926 00:46:28,050 --> 00:46:31,210 that's a lot of color for a single pan. 927 00:46:31,220 --> 00:46:33,980 Think we'll be all right here. 928 00:46:35,890 --> 00:46:37,550 you think that's an option? 929 00:46:37,550 --> 00:46:40,690 Gold's looking good. Water's there. 930 00:46:40,690 --> 00:46:43,760 It's roughly 15, 20 bucks a yard in the ground... 931 00:46:45,100 --> 00:46:47,500 okay. 932 00:46:47,500 --> 00:46:50,740 But if you mine all the material there 933 00:46:50,740 --> 00:46:52,140 and crush it all, 934 00:46:52,140 --> 00:46:55,370 you're looking at closer to 40 to $50 a yard. 935 00:46:55,370 --> 00:46:57,370 Pretty good. -Wow, that's pretty good. 936 00:46:57,370 --> 00:46:58,640 Just need to get you down here to take a look at it 937 00:46:58,640 --> 00:47:00,380 and get your opinion on all this. 938 00:47:00,380 --> 00:47:04,510 Well, as soon as they start lifting the travel restrictions, 939 00:47:04,520 --> 00:47:05,910 casey, I'll be there. 940 00:47:05,920 --> 00:47:09,050 We got some options now, casey. 941 00:47:09,050 --> 00:47:11,320 So we gotta get to work, find some gold, 942 00:47:11,320 --> 00:47:13,020 and have a successful season. 943 00:47:18,830 --> 00:47:21,230 right now, the odds are stacked against me. 944 00:47:21,230 --> 00:47:23,670 And our plans for alaska are on the rocks. 945 00:47:23,670 --> 00:47:27,500 But I won't give up and I know my guys won't give up either. 946 00:47:27,500 --> 00:47:31,940 Our season coming up is probably the most vital season for us. 947 00:47:31,940 --> 00:47:34,040 Even though there's obstacles, yes, 948 00:47:34,040 --> 00:47:36,350 can we overcome them? Yes. 949 00:47:36,350 --> 00:47:38,910 We have heart and we always will stick together. 950 00:47:38,920 --> 00:47:40,180 We'll lift each other up 951 00:47:40,190 --> 00:47:43,650 and we're gonna help each other out. 952 00:47:43,650 --> 00:47:48,290 I really believe you gotta keep chasing the american dream. 953 00:47:48,290 --> 00:47:51,960 We can survive and we can thrive. 954 00:47:51,960 --> 00:47:54,530 We're not gonna let this pandemic keep us down. 955 00:47:54,530 --> 00:47:56,730 Things are gonna change 956 00:47:56,740 --> 00:47:58,230 and when we get back to work, 957 00:47:58,240 --> 00:48:00,970 we're gonna put our boots on and take care of our families. 957 00:48:01,305 --> 00:49:01,882 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm